Sir Alex Ferguson"There was a sloppiness in our game which was punished" real 56kBBC Sport's Ron Jones"A subdued United could have been three down in the first quarter" real 14kMan City manager Joe Royle"We got it right in the right areas" real 56kMan City goalscorer Steve Howey"I thought we deserved a point" real 56k

Saturday, 21 April, 2001, 13:01 GMT 14:01 UK

Man City hold Man Utd

Referee Elleray watches as Sheringham scores

Manchester United 1-1 Manchester City

Steve Howey kept Manchester City's hopes of Premiership survival alive with a crucial equaliser in an eventful Old Trafford derby.

Manchester United captain Roy Keane was sent off and Paul Scholes missed a penalty but the best Joe Royle's men could manage was a draw.

Howey's late leveller gave City hope after Teddy Sheringham celebrated being crowned Footballer of the Year by putting United ahead with a second half spot-kick.

Keane was given his marching orders after taking out his frustration out on City's Alfie Haaland with a horror tackle.

It left David Elleray no choice other than to send the Republic of Ireland international off for the fourth time in his refereeing career.

Sheringham scored from the spot after Scholes had missed earlier.

But Howey's close range finish seven minutes from time threw City a lifeline to avoid the drop.

And Royle may feel disappointed to have only claimed a point after City struck a bar and saw striker Paolo Wanchope miss an easy chance in an early surge.

Brown beats Wanchope

United had a lucky break in the fourth minute when Wes Brown deflected Gerard Wiekens' shot to safety via his own crossbar.

And City were left counting the cost of a miss by Wanchope four minutes later as Royle's side opened in fiery fashion.